Rejected petition Cancel plans for HS2 to fill the fiscal black hole

Scrap the planned £50-70 billion project and repurpose these allocated funds to fill the fiscal black hole.

The government has already admitted the economic benefits will not outweigh the financial costs.

Now is not the time for cuts to public services and rises in tax rates.

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/621535

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Date submitted 15 November 2022
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